RESTRICTING SALES OF MENTHOL TOBACCO PRODUCTS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM POLICY PASSAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION IN MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, AND DULUTH, MINNESOTA

Restricting Sales of Menthol Tobacco Products: Lessons Learned from Policy Passage and Implementation in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth, Minnesota

Purpose: Commercial tobacco products have historically been target marketed to African American, Latinx, Asian American Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) communities, as well as to youth.Menthol cigarettes increase smoking initiation and decrease smoking cessation, particularly among African Americ

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Traffic conflicts analyses for 2+1 road sections

The additional passing lanes and 2+1 roads improve significant road safety.Studies indicate sections with additional passing lanes (relief or alternately), which may cause End Table Set reduction in the number of accidents by 50%.However, how geometric design affects the safety performance of such sections is not in depth investigated.Previous stud

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Predatory and competitive interaction in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato larval breeding habitats in selected villages of central Uganda

Abstract Background Malaria is often persistent in communities surrounded by mosquito breeding habitats.Anopheles gambiae sensu lato exploit a variety of aquatic habitats, but the biotic determinants of its preferences are poorly understood.This study aimed to identify and quantify macroinvertebrates in different habitat types with determined water

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